This TR will be all over the place. Unlike my others, decided to change approach from day by day type.

For the end, amazingly the 4 nights appeared at GK. Was looking twice a day to do something about our 1 night at GK.

When we were there one of the ladies introduced herself and said that they had booked all of GK for 4 nights and their 4th guests cancelled...hence our booking., and hopefully they do not disturb us when they get together at the communal unit in the evening.

Most evenings were a little noisy but the last was rather loud .... why come to the ends of the country (union) to drink and get rowdy??

On our first stay we had 3 BHs come drink, next morning they were back before we were up so missed them.

First night of 4 nights during the 2 hours of WH light there were 6 BH visits

Slept through the other nights and did not therefore have late night visitors that we knew of.

The last evening was an unbelievable lightening show.A massive storm cloud moved past, and the lightening showed at the back, all over, strikes not more than a couple of seconds apart. SO is terrified of lightening so she was under the covers.....I love thunderstorms.

On the 3rd afternoon/evening/night we had rain. The next morning of our last day I was up well before sunrise and watched the WH all day. During our last 24hrs at GK (left at 06h30 sharp enroute for home) we had the grand honour of seeing exactly 1 BWB. oh well it is all about the peace and tranquility.....really with drunken rowdiness????

The drive up was planned so that we would arrive at gate opening time have breakfast in the restaurant and then make our way up to Urikaruus.

Left home Friday evening, lots of road works, stop and goes along the route. We will have a great road in the future

Arrived to locked doors...but they opened up for us ..... had to wait for restaurant to open, tyres let down.....gauges all differed so not sure what we were riding on.....at Nossob adjusted again days later....TR gauges badly out

We headed up Nossob across lower dune road and then up to Uri ..... so happy to be back

The next day we went up to MM for 4 nights.....but first a quick trip down to Kamqua picnic spot. The white landy and a lady I recognised for meet pics was there ...and YRs

Must be Scouter ....Great to meet you and SO Russ the start of many encounters and obviously time shared around the cricket ....

As anne-marie has just posted her sighting...I thought it appropriate to show ours. At MM whilst relaxing this birds shimmering colour caught or eye... another first time sighting of a Common Scimitarbill (nothing common about it at all!!!)

Another first timer seen the day after LS saw it, at Grootkolk. A tease as first pic on LS's thread was a blurr and we had no idea what it was. Franco did the id from the blurr...thereafter the ice was broken and we had a number of sighting and better opportunities to get pics...